snap back

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snap back

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First attested in the first half of 1900s (sense 1).

verb snaps back · snapping back · snapped back

idiomatic To recover quickly.
Similar: convalesce, recover, recuperate
broadly, idiomatic To return to an earlier state.
Similar: convalesce, recover, recuperate
figuratively To answer sharply.

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@misc{snap_back_2026,
  title = {snap back},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snap%20back},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}